Deals
Wormhole Foundation challenges LayerZero’s $110M Stargate acquisition proposal
Wormhole Foundation contended that LayerZero's bid fails to reflect Stargate's true value.
Gino Matos 2 min read
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Derivatives
Hyperliquid achieves record revenue per employee globally at $106M
Hyperliquid has $1.167 billion in estimated annualized revenue, with its CEO reporting 11 people as core contributors.
Payments
Fed Governor Waller says ‘there is nothing scary’ in payments using DeFi rails
Christopher Waller reinforced his DeFi-friendly stance, advocating for market-driven solutions in a recent speech in Wyoming.
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Crypto
Pump Fun reclaims Solana memecoin launchpad dominance with 62% revenue share over two weeks
Aggressive buybacks, rumors of a PUMP airdrop, and community coins likely drove Pump.fun's recovery.
Stablecoins
Circle’s new Gateway promises instant cross-chain USDC transfers that feel like one chain
Billions in USDC liquidity freed as Circle claims to crush cross-chain fragmentation.
DeFi
1inch launches trustless Solana cross-chain swaps, bypassing bridges entirely
1inch’s new Solana cross-chain swaps eliminate the bridge attack surface while deepening cross-chain liquidity.
Analysis
Polygon DeFi TVL jumps 43% in 2025 as QuickSwap, Polymarket lead inflows
The value locked in Polygon increased nearly $400 million this year, with 20% of this seen in the past 30 days.
Crypto
Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption
The decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked (TVL) grew 30.4% quarter-over-quarter to $8.6 billion.
Lending
Aave reaches multiple all-time highs as protocol hits $3 trillion deposits
The money market protocol reached $3 trillion in cumulative deposits on August 15, while surpassing $29 billion in active loans on August 13.
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Tokenization
Solana soars past $200 as institutional confidence boosts crypto momentum
Adoption
Google ‘altcoin’ searches hit 5 year high as ‘alt szn’ fever returns to retail traders
Stablecoins
Coinbase facilitates DeFi funding via USDC amid $40.7B active loan record
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